OCEANOGRAPHY 1961— PHASE 3 



MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1961 



House of Representatives, 

 Subcommittee on Oceanogeaphy of the 

 Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, 



Washington, D.C. 

 The subcommittee met at 10 a.m., pursuant to call, in room 219, 

 Old House Office Building, Hon. George P. JSIiller (chairman of the 

 subcommitte), presiding. 



Present: Representatives Miller, Dingell, Lennon, Casey, Vanik, 

 Pelly, and Ellsworth. 



Staff members present: John M, Drewry, chief consel; Paul S. 

 Bauer, staff consultant ; and William B. Winfield, clerk. 

 Mr. Miller. The subcommittee will be in order. 

 Today we shall start phase 3 of our hearings on the subject of 

 oceanography in the 8Tth Congress. In particular, this week we shall 

 hear testimony on a bill, H.R. 4276, which I introduced in the House 

 of Representatives on February 13, 1961. 

 (H.R. 4276 follows:) 



[H.R. 4276, 87tli Cong., 1st sess.] 



A BILL To expand and develop the aquatic resources of the United States including the 

 oceans, estuaries, and rivers, the Great Lakes and other inland waters, to enhance the 

 general welfare, and for other purposes 



Be it enacted J)y the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States 

 of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Oceano- 

 graphic Act of 1961". 



DECLARATION OF POLICY 



Sec. 2. (a) There is hereby established the National Oceanogi'aphic Council 

 (hereinafter referred to as the "Council"). The Council shall be composed of 

 the following members : 



(1) The Secretary of the Treasury, 



(2) The Secretary of Defense, 



(3) The Secretary of the Interior, 



(4) The Secretary of Commerce, 



(5) The Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, and 



(6) The Director of the National Science Foiindation. 



(b) The President shall appoint one member of the Council to serve as 

 Chairman. 



Sec. 3. The Council shall establish a National Oceanographic Data Center 

 or centers. The functions of the National Oceanographic Data Center shall 

 be— 



(1) To acquire, assemble, process, and disseminate all scientific and 

 technological oceanographic, and related environmental data, including but 

 not limited to physical, biological, fisheries, hydrographic and coastsl sur- 

 vey, meteorological, climatclogical, and geophysical data. 



(2) To conduct research and other projects within the fields of its ac- 

 tivities for any department, agency, or instrumentality of the Government 

 of the United States on a cost reimbursable basis. 



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